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Shirdley Hill was a railway station in the village of 
The station closed to passengers on 26 September 1938, though the line remained open for goods traffic until 21 January 1952. Tracks from to Shirdley Hill were left in place until 1964 for the storage of excursion coaches.
Nothing remains of the station, with the site now occupied by a road named Shaws Garth, just off Renacres Lane. The road is named in memory of the last stationmaster, Thomas Shaw, and a plaque marks the location of the station. The plaque reads:
Shirdley Hill at Disused Stations
The line and mileages via ''Railwaycodes''
Disused railway stations in the Borough of West Lancashire Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1887 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1938 Halsall {{NorthWestEngland-railstation-stub
Shirdley Hill
Shirdley Hill is a small village in the civil parish of Halsall, Lancashire, England, and is situated on the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. It is reached by B roads from either the A5147 or the A570.
An £80,000 redevelopment of the village g ...
, Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
, on the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway
The Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway was formed in 1884, and totaled 7 miles. In 1897 it became part of Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, and on 1 May 1901, its northern terminus switched from to .
It connected the West Lan ...
. Situated on Renacres Lane, the station opened on 1 November 1887 and was the only station on the Barton Branch to have a level crossing
A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, Trail, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using an Overpass#Railway, overpass ...
instead of a road bridge. The "Altcar Bob
The Altcar Bob was a train service introduced in July 1906 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway on the Barton Branch of the Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway. The service was so named because it terminated at , though from 1926 ...
" service operated through Shirdley Hill from July 1906.
The station closed to passengers on 26 September 1938, though the line remained open for goods traffic until 21 January 1952. Tracks from to Shirdley Hill were left in place until 1964 for the storage of excursion coaches.
Nothing remains of the station, with the site now occupied by a road named Shaws Garth, just off Renacres Lane. The road is named in memory of the last stationmaster, Thomas Shaw, and a plaque marks the location of the station. The plaque reads:
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Shirdley Hill at Disused Stations
The line and mileages via ''Railwaycodes''
Disused railway stations in the Borough of West Lancashire Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1887 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1938 Halsall {{NorthWestEngland-railstation-stub